Chapter 475: Luck, An Attempt at the First Connate Divine Weapon (1)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
"Brother Meng, am I seeing things? Is that His Highness who just passed?" Wang Mu rubbed his eyes.
"You're not seeing things." Meng Bai also looked puzzled.
"Did His Highness fail to break through the blockade of the Demon Realm army?"
"Tch—" Bai Qiancheng sneered. "I really don't know how the two of you became generals."
Bai Qiancheng looked at Meng Bai and Wang Mu with disdain and voiced his opinion. "Are you guys blind? When King Zhou left, there were two people. When he came back, he was alone.
"From the looks of it, he doesn't seem to be sad at all. Therefore, Princess Wuyou definitely didn't get into an accident. What does that mean? It means that Princess Wuyou is staying in a very safe place.
"It's a very safe place. Other than the Ten Nations Continent, where else could it be? It's obvious that King Zhou has already returned to the Ten Nations Continent. Now that he's back, the matter has naturally been resolved."
Meng Bai and Wang Mu rolled their eyes at him.?Isn't it obvious?
We can see it too!
The problem was that the king had gone to repair the passageway between the two worlds. Before he left, he had said so seriously that he wouldn't be able to return. In the end, how long had it been?
He was back in less than two days!
This wasn't enough time even for an outing.
"Your Highness! Your Highness!" Meng Bai shouted.
...
"No time for that. We'll talk later." Zhou Shu's voice came from afar and then quickly disappeared in the direction of the forging room.
In the forging room, Shi Songtao, Li Chengliang, and the others were forging weapons in full swing.
The points system of the Huaxia Pavilion's Demon Realm branch greatly motivated the forgers.
Moreover, the assembly line system that Zhou Shu had invented allowed every forger to unleash their own advantages, and the speed of forging had greatly increased.
"Your Highness." Seeing Zhou Shu enter, the forgers greeted him.
"Carry on." Zhou Shu didn't even look at the weapons they were forging. They were all crippled. What was there to see?
"Deputy Pavilion Master, go and get Yang Hong for me," Zhou Shu instructed. "Get me the remaining Heaven Refining Stones in the camp.
"Also, get blood silver, ginger view, fire tin, ink gold, red sun iron… Move some of each into my forging room."
As the owner of the Huaxia Pavilion, Zhou Shu naturally had his own forging room in the camp.
"Your Highness, are you forging again? Do you need an assistant? I have nothing to do." Li Chengliang shamelessly threw aside the work at hand. He was working with a few Forging Masters to forge an earth-grade weapon, but he immediately abandoned it.
Earth grade? How could that be better than assisting the king?
He could also earn points and secretly learn a few of the king's forging techniques. It was much more interesting than working with the other forgers to forge earth-grade weapons.
He was a Grand Craftsman. If not for the special situation in the Demon Realm, he wouldn't be forging earth-grade weapons.
"No need. None of you can help me." Zhou Shu waved his hand.
What he wanted to forge this time was a connate divine weapon. It was completely different from the forging methods from before. Even he had to figure it out as he went along. Li Chengliang and the others couldn't help.
With that, Zhou Shu turned around and entered his forging room.
A moment later, Yang Hong carefully poked his head in the door of the forging room.
"You wanted to see me, Your Highness?" Yang Hong said nervously.
He thought for a moment.?I haven't done anything to upset His Highness recently, have I? He won't throw me out to slay demons again, will he?
This was the Demon Realm, not the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament. Even with the king's divine ability, going out like that was courting death.
"Come here and sit down." Zhou Shu sat cross-legged in the middle of the forging room and waved at Yang Hong.
Yang Hong walked in and carefully sat down not far from Zhou Shu. "Your Highness, what are your orders?"
"Divine Constable Yang, we've known each other for a long time, right?" Zhou Shu replied with a question.
"It's not a short time indeed." Yang Hong didn't understand.
When he first met Zhou Shu, Zhou Shu was only a Forging Apprentice. It had only been a short while, but he was already king of nine nations. What about him?
It seemed that he wasn't bad either. Not long ago, his cultivation had already broken through to the fifth rank of the Martial Dao.
In the past, this would have been unimaginable.
Once upon a time, he felt that it was already a blessing to be able to break through to the sixth or seventh rank in his lifetime.
Speaking of which, although following the king was quite dangerous, he had also gained a lot.
If His Highness hadn't sent me to kill demons, I probably wouldn't have been able to advance to the fifth rank so quickly.
Thinking of this, Yang Hong felt inexplicably at ease.
With His Highness's current status, he definitely won't harm me.
"Do you believe me then?" Zhou Shu asked.
"That goes without saying." Yang Hong patted his chest. "Even if I don't trust anyone, I will definitely trust you, Your Highness. Without you, I, Yang Hong, wouldn't be where I am today."
"Okay, stop." Zhou Shu stopped his urge to continue. "Just trust me."
"I have something I need your cooperation on right now."
Zhou Shu said seriously, "I'll say this first. There's a certain risk in this matter…"
"Will I die?" Yang Hong asked.
"You won't die." Zhou Shu said.
"It's fine as long as I don't die," Yang Hong said casually.
Chapter 476: Luck, An Attempt at the First Connate Divine Weapon (2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
"Very good." Zhou Shu smiled and nodded. "But let me finish first.
"If this works, you should benefit greatly. It's not impossible for you to become a Grandmaster in one go then."
Yang Hong's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but gulp.
Become a Grandmaster in one go?
Am I dreaming?
It's indeed right to follow His Highness!
I didn't expect to have the chance to become a Grandmaster in this lifetime!
If not for the fact that Zhou Shu was around, Yang Hong would have laughed out loud.
"Of course, profits and risks come hand-in-hand," Zhou Shu continued. "If you fail, your meridians might be damaged. You could lose all your cultivation and become a cripple. At worst, you could even be paralyzed…"
Buzz—
Yang Hong was stunned.?I could lose all my cultivation, and at worst, I could be paralyzed?
If that happens, it's true I won't die, but that's worse than death!
How could I have forgotten? Every time I go near His Highness, I will be unlucky!
...
Yang Hong, oh Yang Hong, you really deserve a beating!
His Highness, is it too late for me to change my mind??Yang Hong gestured at Zhou Shu with his eyes.
Yes!?Zhou Shu answered him with his eyes.
"Don't worry. Even if you're paralyzed, Great Xia will let you live comfortably."
Your Highness, has anyone ever told you that you are really bad at comforting people!?
How can you say that?
If I'm paralyzed, what's the point of not having to worry about food and clothing?
"Okay, let's get started," Zhou Shu said solemnly.
Yang Hong: "…"
Yang Hong had not gotten ready when he suddenly felt a strong force. He felt as if he was grabbed by an invisible hand and thrown into the air.
Before he could react, he felt a wave of fire wash over him.
"Bear with it. The process might be uncomfortable." Zhou Shu's voice sounded.
Yang Hong was wondering what Zhou Shu meant when he felt a sharp pain.
He couldn't help screaming like a pig being slaughtered.
Yang Hong's hair and eyebrows all burned, and a solution of Heaven Refining Stone appeared in the air. The solution formed after the Heaven Refining Stone melted followed Yang Hong's pores and entered his body.
Yang Hong was shocked.?Is His Highness going to kill me?
He wanted to beg for mercy, but when he opened his mouth, all he could do was scream in pain. He couldn't say a word.
In the public forging room next door, Li Chengliang and the others looked at each other.
This noise next door…
Why does it sound like someone is being tortured?
Didn't His Highness go inside to forge?
"Don't ask what you shouldn't, and don't listen to what you shouldn't!" Shi Songtao said in all seriousness, but his ears were pricked, eavesdropping on the commotion next door.
He was also full of curiosity.?His Highness called Yang Hong in. This scream is from Yang Hong, right?
What is His Highness doing to him?
This doubt also surfaced in the hearts of Meng Bai, Wang Mu, and the others.
They had come over to find an opportunity to ask Zhou Shu about what had happened, but as soon as they arrived near the forging room, they heard the tragic cries.
The assembled generals shuddered.
His cries were too tragic. It seemed like he had been tortured.
Meng Bai, Wang Mu, and the others looked at Bai Qiancheng at the same time.
And you still say His Highness succeeded?
It looked like the operation failed, and he's venting his resentment.
Bai Qiancheng looked hesitant. Could it be that he had guessed wrongly?
King Zhou didn't manage to block the passageway between the two worlds?
Zhang Wuyuan coughed lightly and said, "Well, I have some military matters to attend to. Why don't you ask His Highness what the situation is? Just let me know later."
Before he finished speaking, he had already turned and walked away quickly.
He felt that the king wasn't in a good mood, and it was safer to hide farther away first.
Meng Bai, Wang Mu, and the others looked at each other and said in unison. "His Highness seems to be busy. Let's not disturb him yet."
The generals turned and slowly left. After a distance, they separated before disappearing into various parts of the karst cave.
In the forging room, Zhou Shu's expression was serious. His hands were as steady as a mountain, as if he didn't hear Yang Hong's screams at all.
Yang Hong was in a miserable state. His clothes, including his hair, had been burned clean by the high temperature. He was like a hairless pig that had been scalded by boiling water. It was really an eyesore…
The solution formed by the Heaven Refining Stone had already entered his body through his pores. With the naked eye, it was even possible to see the Heaven Refining Stone's liquid flowing in his body. His skin looked like there was a living creature wandering around his body. It was abnormally terrifying.
In other words, Zhou Shu was completely unaffected.
He experimented step by step with his vision.
Zhou Shu didn't know how connate divine artifacts like the imperial cauldrons were forged. The ancient people might have their ways, but he had no way of knowing.
What he was doing now was an unprecedented attempt!
Even Zhou Shu himself wasn't very confident.
This was why he had asked Yang Hong.
Actually, in theory, it might be better to find someone with a higher cultivation level to cooperate with. After all, the higher the cultivation level, the more pain they could endure…
But Yang Hong's physique was special. When he entered the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament space, he was only a ninth-rank martial artist. In the end, many ninth-rank martial artists had died in battle. However, not only did he not die, but his cultivation level kept increasing.
Although a fifth-rank martial artist was not eye-catching in the camp, if one thought about it carefully, Yang Hong's cultivation speed could be said to be terrifying.
In the entire camp, there were probably not many people whose cultivation speed was faster than his.
This was more than luck could describe.
Zhou Shu even suspected that Yang Hong had the legendary destiny!
Otherwise, how could he have survived so smoothly and been so lucky?
Of course, there was no such thing as destiny in this world. But in short, Yang Hong was definitely lucky.
Zhou Shu hoped to borrow his good luck to make his attempt succeed!
If it succeeded, it meant that the method he had thought of was useful. Then connate divine weapons would no longer be an illusion.
Yang Hong's screams grew louder, reached a peak, and then began to fall. His voice had begun to crack, and he no longer had the strength to shout.
If not for the fact that his suspended body still twitched from time to time, one would have thought he was dead.
Zhou Shu's expression remained unchanged as he continued.
After an unknown period of time, Zhou Shu suddenly shouted, stood up, formed a seal with both hands, and pulled out his weapon.
"Ah!" Yang Hong, who had already fainted, suddenly let out a shocking scream.
He jerked upright, then doubled over, and finally dropped to the floor with a thud.
During this process, Zhou Shu extracted a ray of light from his body!
That's right. Zhou Shu actually pulled something out of Yang Hong's body!
The thing seemed to be like a net, and it glowed radiantly.
Zhou Shu heaved a sigh of relief. His hands instantly turned red. He kept grabbing pieces of forging materials. After melting them in his palms, he threw them into the net.
The net rose and fell, intertwining with the forging materials that Zhou Shu had thrown out. Thunder seemed to echo in the sky.
As Zhou Shu smelted more and more forging materials, the net that was originally made of light gradually became more and more solid. In the end, it was no longer a net but a ball of a strange-colored liquid.
The light in Zhou Shu's eyes grew brighter and brighter. He let out a soft grunt, and light appeared on his body. His hands and under his elbows had turned into magma, and his hot aura seemed to melt everything.
The liquid mass in the air changed shape like rubber paste under his hands. Eventually, the shape of a sword appeared in the air.
Chapter 477: The Might of a Connate Divine Weapon (1)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The moment the long sword took shape, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled in the sky outside the karst cave. The spiritual essence of heaven and earth surged crazily, forming a funnel shape. It disregarded the mountain walls and landed directly in the cave.
Seven-colored lights appeared in the cave.
The Ten Nations Alliance was shocked. The expressions of Meng Bai, Wang Mu, Bai Qiancheng, and the other generals changed drastically.
Oh no!
Such a huge commotion might attract the attention of the Demon Realm!
In the forging room, Zhou Shu frowned slightly. He didn't expect there to be such a huge commotion when the connate divine weapon was formed.
But at this moment, the arrow was on the string and had to be fired.
If he stopped, this weapon would be destroyed!
"Meng Bai, listen up!" Zhou Shu's voice sounded in the cave.
Meng Bai activated his spiritual essence and replied in a deep voice, "Yes!"
"Recall everyone who is outside and enter the depths of the cave. No one is allowed to leave the camp without permission. Stop all operations and restrain all auras!" Zhou Shu instructed.
"Understood!" Meng Bai answered solemnly.
Zhou Shu's eyes flickered, and his face revealed determination.
...
He formed a seal with both hands, and the spiritual energy in the air surged even more violently.
Zhou Shu waved his finger, and the long sword that had just taken shape turned into a stream of light that shot into Yang Hong's body.
Yang Hong, who was lying on the ground, twitched all over as the surging spiritual essence entered his body.
Crack!
In an instant, Yang Hong's cultivation broke through to the fourth rank of the Martial Dao and was still rapidly climbing.
A few seconds later, another soft sound came from his body.
A third-rank martial artist!
The Grandmaster realm!
In a few breaths, Yang Hong's cultivation had broken through from the fifth rank to the third rank. Moreover, this momentum hadn't stopped.
Yang Hong had already woken up from his coma, but he couldn't understand what was going on.
Without needing him to circulate his cultivation technique, the spiritual essence of heaven and earth automatically surged into his body. He didn't need to cultivate at all, and his cultivation level was constantly increasing.
This feeling…
It feels so good!
Yang Hong had already forgotten about the pain just now. His face was full of excitement.
In his excitement, he didn't even realize that he was now completely naked like a hairless pig.
Zhou Shu couldn't bear to look at him. He covered his eyes and flung his sleeve.
"Divine Constable Yang, it's your fault for causing such a big commotion. You're responsible for settling it," Zhou Shu said.
Yang Hong felt a strong force wrap around him, and his body involuntarily flew up.
A moment later, he felt that he had already rushed out of the cave and appeared on a mountain peak several kilometers away.
When he turned around, he saw Zhou Shu's figure disappear at the overgrown entrance of the cave at an unbelievable speed.
"I…" Yang Hong opened his mouth, but Zhou Shu's voice was already sounding in his ear.
"If any demonic beasts come over, either kill them all or lure them elsewhere. Before that, don't approach the camp!"
Yang Hong: "…"
Only then did he realize that the spiritual essence of heaven and earth was still surging into his body. From afar, he looked like he was carrying a huge spiritual energy funnel that was exuding a seven-colored light.
Unless the demonic beasts were blind, it was impossible that they wouldn't notice him.
Yang Hong was a little flustered. Although he was already a Grandmaster, and his cultivation was still rising, Grandmasters were nothing in the Demon Realm.
Any first-rank demonic beast he encountered could crush him like an ant.
He couldn't even hide in his current state.
Oh, Your Highness, if you want to kill me, just do it. Why are you doing this to me?
Yang Hong wanted to cry. He didn't know what Zhou Shu had done to him. If he had known earlier, he would have given up on his cultivation.
Boom!
Powerful auras appeared in the distance. Clearly, the commotion here had already attracted the attention of the demonic beasts.
Yang Hong glanced in the direction of the camp. He gritted his teeth and ran away from the camp.
With a push of his feet, Yang Hong suddenly fled hundreds of meters away. In the air, he suddenly realized that he could fly!
His spiritual essence surged, and Yang Hong floated in the air. Overjoyed, he activated his spiritual essence and fled.
At this moment, a few humanoid demonic beasts appeared in the air.
They looked at Yang Hong, who was flying naked in the air, and were slightly stunned.
Is that a human?
Why is this human so shameless?
Even demonic beasts know that we can't be naked, but he's actually acting so high-profile?
How shameless!
The seven-colored vortex was too eye-catching. The demonic beasts didn't have to consider who was causing the huge commotion.
This was clearly triggered by the shameless human.
"There's something strange about him. Take him down!" a humanoid demonic beast said.
Everyone nodded. They turned into a few streams of light and quickly chased after Yang Hong.
Although Yang Hong's cultivation had improved greatly, he was only a third-rank martial artist after all. He was still far from the first rank.
Moreover, he had just broken through and was not familiar with flying. Soon, the first-rank demonic beasts caught up to him.
The few humanoid demonic beasts surrounded Yang Hong, and a humanoid demonic beast shouted, "Who are you, human?! Why are you like this?!"
Yang Hong looked around and realized that he had nowhere to go. At this moment, he realized that he was actually naked!